WebPage Accessibility Tips

Accessibility on the Internet is a growing art form. This website is designed to be aesthetically pleasing, useful, and as accessible as possible. We will continue to make every effort to comply with the WCAG & Section 508 guidelines.

Webpage accessibility is a two-way responsibility. The user must learn their software and settings to best access the internet for their needs, and the webmaster should make every effort to be aware of possible barriers and design around them.

Contrast - Text / Background

Below are guidelines to customize your web browser to better view all web pages.

Internet Explorer

Click on the "Tools" menu.
Select "Internet Options."
Under the "General" tab, select "Accessibility."
Place a check mark in the box to "Ignore colors specified on web pages" and select the "OK" box. This will return you to the "General" tab.
Select the "Colors" box and un-check the "use Windows colors" box. Use the "Text" and "Background" boxes to select the colors desired (i.e. white text and black background).
Select the "OK" box and then the "OK" box on the "General" tab and the colors should change on the browser.

Netscape 6.0

Click on the "Edit" menu.
Select "Preferences."
Double click on "Appearance" to expand the menu.
Click on "Colors". In the field "When a web page provides its own color and background" select "Use my own chosen colors, ignoring the colors specified."
Use the "Text" and "Background" boxes to select the colors desired (i.e. white text and black background).
Select the "OK" box.

Fonts

The following is the easiest way to change the font size for the most common web browsers.

Internet Explorer

Click on the "View" menu.
Highlight "Text Size".
Default setting will be medium. By changing the settings between largest and smallest; the text displayed on the page will be modified.

Netscape 6.0

Click on the "View" menu.
Highlight "Text Size".
Default setting will be 100%. Selecting one of the percentage sizes will change the size of the displayed text.